Band-cutter and feeder



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No. 562,724. Patented June 23, 1896.

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H. A. GUY. BAND CUTTER- AND FEEDER.

No. 562,724. Patented June 23, 1896.

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No. 562,724. Patented June 23, 1896.

ANDRIIW 8 GEANIWLPHGYU UTHO WASMNGTOILDE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM A. GUY, OF WOOD RIVER, NEBRASKA.

BAND-CUTTER AND FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,724, dated June 23,1896.

Application filed March 28, 1895. Serial No. 543,464. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HIRAM A. GUY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wood River, in the county of Hall and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band-Cutters andFeeders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to band-cu tters and feeders.

The object of the invention is to produce a band-cutter and feeder whichwill, in a ready, efficient, and rapid manner, feed the bound grain tothe band-cutter, thoroughly disintegrate the same after the band hasbeen cut, and then force the separated grain to a threshing-machine;furthermore, to produce a band-cutter and feeder in which the blades ofthe band cutter will be automatically sharpened by the action of thegrain when the machine is in use; furthermore, to provide a band-cutterand feeder provided with a reversible band-cutter cylinder having itsknives formed with a cutting edge on each side, whereby one edge will besharpened by the action of the grain while the other edge isbeing'dulled.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the. novelconstruction and combination of parts of a band-cutter and feeder, aswill be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I haveillustrated one form of embodiment of my invention capable of carryingthe same into effect, although other embodiments thereof may be employedwithout depart-in g from the spirit thereof, and in the drawings Figure1 is a view in side elevation, a portion of the frame being broken awayto show certain parts of the internal mechanism. Fig. 2 is a similarview looking in the opposite direction from that viewed in Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewtaken on the line a; m of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line '3 'y of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of thearrow indicated thereon. Fig. 6 is an inverted plan view looking in thedirection of the arrow in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the frame or body of themachine, to which is suitably hinged the carrier-frame 13, comprisingtwo sections Z) and b hinged together, and adapted to be folded backwardunderneath the body A, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, sucharrangement facilitating the handling of the machine. W'hen the machineis in use, the carrier-frame is held rigidly in position by means ofside pieces 5 provided each with straps b, engaging sockets b on theside pieces of the carrier, detachable legs I) being employed forholding the carrier at the proper elevation. These legs have their upperends inserted in perforated plates Z1 located adjacent to the hingedportion of the frame, although, if desired, they may be located at anyother preferred point. The front ends of the sides L are connected by across-piece bLwhich serves to prevent spreading of the side pieces, and,also, to hold in position a centerboard b the inner end of which issuitably secured at I) to the upper portion of the body of the machine.

The front eud of the frame adjacent to the cross-piece is provided witha roller or cylinder Z1 around which passes an endless carrier-belt O,the other end of the carrier-belt being supported by a roller D,journaled in suitable bearings in the sides of the body A. Thecarrier-belt comprises two or more belts 0, connected by cross-strips cof metal or wood, and passes entirely under and beyond the bandcutterdrum E, so as to effect a positive feed thereto of the bundles of grain.

The band-cutter drum E is preferably polygonal in cross-section, and hassecured to its outer surface cutting-blades 6, provided with a cuttingedge on each side and arranged in such order with relation to each otherthat the blades on one of the faces of the cylinder the cutting edgeson. one side of the knives have become dulled, the friction between theblades and the grain serving to resharpen the cutting edges of eachalternate row that have become blunted or dulled. By thus providing areversible band-cutter drum I effect the automatic resharpening of theblades or knives Without removing the same from the cylinder. If one ofthe knives is broken in use, it may be readily removed by looseningbolts 6 and replacing the broken blade by a new one. Immediately in rearof the bandcutter drum is journaled a shaft f, carrying a beater F, thesaid beater in cross-section being approximately diamond-shaped, andserves to beat the grain down upon the forks g of a kickenframe G,located directly beneath the beater, the latter also serving to preventthe grain from wrapping around the band-cutter drum.

The ends of the kicker-frame are rigidly connected with swingingsupports H, pivoted one on each side of the frame A, and project throughthe side walls v1 of the shaker-pan I, serving to support the latter inoperative position, the rear portion of the pan being supported by meansof a rock-shaft J. Hinged to the shaking-pan I is a feeding-pan K, whichis arranged at an angle to the first pan and is provided with a seriesof serrated ribs or flanges 70, which serve to force the grain towardthe cylinder L of the thresher. The pan K may be adjusted at any anglewith relation to the cylinder L by means of an adjustingblock M, whichrests on one of the upper cross-pieces a of the frame A, and has itsupper face inclined downward toward the rear end of the machine. Bysliding the block in or out the pan K will be elevated or depressed withrelation to the cylinder L of the thresher, and thus increase ordiminish the feed of grain thereto, as will be obvious by reference toFig. 4. The passage of the grain from the kicker-frame to the cylinder Lis regulated by means of a series of feed-regulat-in g fingers n,carried by a shaft N to which is secured an arm of, adapted to traversea rack-plate O, and thereby hold the fingers at the desired adjustmentfor regulating the amount of grain fed to the thresher.

Motion is imparted to the shaft 6 of the band-cutter drum through themedium of a belt P, en gaging band-wheels e and I, located,respectively, on the band-cutter shaft and on the cylinder-shaft Z atension device Q being employed for keeping the belt P under propertension. The shaft e carries, adjacent to the wheel 6 a sprocket-wheelclwhich is engaged by a sprocket chain 6 passing around a sprocket-WheelR on a shaft r, the latter shaft being provided, preferably at itscenter portion,with a crank r on which is mounted one end of a pitman S,the free end of which is connected with an abutment T on the under sideof the front shaker-pan I. The belt 6 also engages a sprocket-wheel d onthe rollershaft D, and operates to impart motion to the carrier-belt. Onthe end of the band-cutter drum opposite that on which the sprocketwheelis mounted is secured a sprocket Wheel e around which passes asprocketchain 6- to and around a sprocket-wheel f on the beater-shaft f.

lVhen the machine is in operation, the bundies of grain are placed uponthe carrier and are carried thereby beneath the knives of theband-cutter drum, the centerboard b servin g to prevent an unequaldistribution of the grain, and also to guide the gavels in a propermanner beneath the drum. As the grain passes out from beneath the drumit is met by the beater F,which beats it down upon the kicker-forksg,which latter serve thoroughly to disintegrate the grain, and also tothrow it in the direction of the cylinder L, the fingers or serving toprevent the passage of too great a quantity to the cylinder. As the panshave a horizontal vibratory motion, the serrations on the ribs orflanges 76 will engage with the grain and force it in a step-by-stepmotion to the thresher, where it is treated in a manner not necessary tobe described.

In order to prevent the escape of dust and of grain from the machinewhen in operation, a hinged cap or cover U is employed for covering theband-cutter drum and the beater, and a box or casingV, provided with ahinged cover o, for eoverin g the rear kicker-pan and the cylinder.

It is to be understood that the band-wheel e is to be made readilydetachable from the shaft e in order to admit of the reversing of theband-cutter drum, and in order to compensate for any irregularity in theaction of said drum a detachable balance-wheel may be employed.

Having thus described my inventioinwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A band-cutter and feedercomprising a supporting-frame A, a carrier-frameB hinged thereto and adapted to be folded backward and underneath thesupporting-frame, a reversible band-cutter drum E journaled in suitablebearings on the supporting-frame, a beater F arranged adjacent to and inthe rear of the drum E, a shaker-pan I and a feedingpan K hingedtogether, a kicker-frame G supporting the shaker-pan and having fingersworking in the said pan, swinging supports H pivoted to thesupporting-frame and supporting the kickerframe, a crank-shaft r drivenfrom the drum E, a pitman-rod S connecting the crank-shaft and theshaker-pan, feed-regulating fingers a above the feedingpan, and an adjListing-block M arranged beneath the feeding-pan, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I-IIRAM A. GUY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM FRANK, ELMER E. THOMPSON.

